Books have been set forth on this matter, and the disquiet and discussion about where the "hot" slot games are placed in the casino are still taking place – over 60 years after the slot machines were 1st placed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the better slot games were installed just inside the entry of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be smitten to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our presumption is that this is definitely no longer so.
The majority of the mega casinos presently are huge complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits in close proximity to any of the doors.
An additional standard rule is that loose slots are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Nonetheless, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.
What casinos found over the years is that people walking down the busy aisles were frequently on the way to somewhere else. If they played slots at all, they would simply put in their loose change because they happened to be walking by. Win or lose, they would very often not stop to keep playing. And the very last thing a casino wants is for someone to win a jackpot by playing only a few coins and then not stay to put it all back in!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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